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The need for speed has several Wi-Fi industry players looking to faster options, even without an official industry standard. MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) technology runs multiple data streams in a single channel to boost throughput to rates of up to 108M bps, which is double that of the maximum speeds of 802.11a or 802.11g. […]

Aperto Networks Inc. on Tuesday announced a line of WiMax base stations as well as a handful of carriers who intend to try them out. Unveiled at the Supercomm show in Chicago, the PacketMAX products are based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard for the fixed wireless version of WiMax, which provides broadband access from base […]

WLAN hardware maker Colubris Networks Inc. is targeting corporate customers with a new line of products designed to improve voice services and to integrate wired and wireless networks. Next week the Waltham, Mass., company will launch a family of wireless LAN controllers for both large campuses and small businesses. The product line, which works exclusively […]

Aruba Wireless Networks and Sygate Technologies Inc. this week will announce a co-developed security system for wireless LANs. Through a partnership with the security software company, Aruba is licensing and integrating SODA (Sygate On-Demand Agent) into Arubas line of centralized WLAN products. Arubas new Client Integrity Module, which sits in Aruba switches, integrates SODA with […]

The Lenovo Group this week will unveil a new tablet PC, the companys first mobile computer launch since the acquisition of IBMs PC division last month. The ThinkPad X41 tablet includes a writable slate with a 12-inch screen as well as a full-size keyboard. Sporting a quad-metal alloy hinge that lets it look like either […]

Nokia last week unveiled an Internet access device, its first product to rely on wireless LAN connectivity rather than on a cellular connection. The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is designed for Web access and e-mail. It has a high-resolution display and an on-screen keypad. The device supports both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and it runs a […]

On a blustery day in May, Intel scattered employees across Las Vegas to prove the merits of the wireless broadband technology known as WiMax. The far-flung demonstration included live audio and video feeds from a golfer at the edge of the city, an Elvis impersonator cruising the Vegas Strip, and a guy perched atop the […]

Nortel Networks Ltd. last week introduced software that helps network managers design municipal mesh networks without an extensive site survey. Based on software from Wireless Valley Communications Inc., MeshPlanner for Nortel simulates a prospective wireless mesh network with a computerized model of the deployment area. Wireless Valley, of Austin, Texas, specializes in wireless network design […]

Bolstered by a partnership with Nortel Networks Ltd., wireless LAN switch vendor Trapeze Networks Inc. is looking to be the sleeper hit of the Wi-Fi world with plans to tackle mesh networks and asset tracking. Nortel formed an OEM agreement with Trapeze in March, after Cisco Systems Inc. acquired Airespace Inc., Nortels former OEM partner. […]

Wi-Fi switch maker Aruba Wireless Networks has upgraded its product line with new management features that improve security and voice functions, as well as new hardware that increases data throughput. ArubaOS Version 2.4 includes an ESI (External Services Interface), which lets it integrate with third-party security products such as wireless systems from Fortinet Inc. ESI […]